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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 cover art

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

SANDLOT · D3PUBLISHER · 2019-07-11

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 07, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jul 11, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 08, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is an Action game released in 2019, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 11537 reviews).

195
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
214
Nexus mods (245k downloads)
4.64★
PlayStation Store rating (6,946 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

195 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Earth Defense Force 5 is the fifth main installment, and the eighth game in the Earth Defense Force video game series. Developed by Sandlot and published by D3 Publisher, the game was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on December 7, 2017. The game was released simultaneously in the United States, Europe, China, and South Korea on December 11, 2018, as a digital exclusive for the PlayStation 4. Earth Defense Force 5 departs from the continuity established by Earth Defense Force 2017 and Earth Defense Force 2025/4.1, and is set in a new continuity where the Earth Defense Force is a private military corporation and sees action for the first time in the year 2022.

Trailer

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 trailer thumbnail

Earth Defense Force 5 - Launch Trailer

≈452,186 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 195 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 299 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,058 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 289k–694k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,573 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.39 at GameBillet (2024-09-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 56 of 80 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
98598520192026Week of 2019-07-01: 985 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6601062026-09-15 12:00 — 320 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 138 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 169 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 342 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 216 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 255 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 350 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 242 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 234 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 535 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 386 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 166 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 201 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 660 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 225 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 209 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 560 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 149 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 170 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 585 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 230 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 187 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 230 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 195 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.7k226Jul 2019Aug 2026Jul 2019 — avg 3,686 · peak 8,362Oct 2019 — avg 355 · peak 881Jan 2020 — avg 628 · peak 1,640Apr 2020 — avg 577 · peak 1,431Jul 2020 — avg 706 · peak 1,772Oct 2020 — avg 490 · peak 1,278Jan 2021 — avg 614 · peak 1,454Apr 2021 — avg 500 · peak 1,186Jul 2021 — avg 597 · peak 1,448Oct 2021 — avg 663 · peak 2,011Jan 2022 — avg 485 · peak 1,093Apr 2022 — avg 794 · peak 2,261Jul 2022 — avg 616 · peak 1,476Oct 2022 — avg 806 · peak 2,490Jan 2023 — avg 797 · peak 1,803Apr 2023 — avg 604 · peak 1,424Jul 2023 — avg 786 · peak 1,787Oct 2023 — avg 479 · peak 1,124Jan 2024 — avg 739 · peak 1,826Apr 2024 — avg 528 · peak 1,311Jul 2024 — avg 661 · peak 1,628Oct 2024 — avg 415 · peak 1,326Jan 2025 — avg 357 · peak 1,000Apr 2025 — avg 254 · peak 604Jul 2025 — avg 321 · peak 919Oct 2025 — avg 293 · peak 919Jan 2026 — avg 354 · peak 965Apr 2026 — avg 262 · peak 666Jul 2026 — avg 247 · peak 728Aug 2026 — avg 259 · peak 673
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 1 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$10.382019-07-112026-08-242019-07-11 — best price $47.992019-12-03 — best price $59.992020-03-02 — best price $59.992020-09-10 — best price $59.992021-02-11 — best price $29.992021-06-24 — best price $26.992021-09-29 — best price $26.992022-01-27 — best price $26.992022-06-24 — best price $23.992022-11-04 — best price $59.992023-01-20 — best price $20.992023-05-23 — best price $59.992023-09-18 — best price $20.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-04-02 — best price $59.992024-06-28 — best price $59.992024-09-20 — best price $59.992024-10-22 — best price $41.942024-12-19 — best price $17.992025-02-04 — best price $16.992025-03-20 — best price $59.992025-04-30 — best price $12.552025-06-27 — best price $59.992025-08-12 — best price $45.442025-09-30 — best price $13.592025-10-28 — best price $41.942025-11-24 — best price $13.272025-12-08 — best price $59.992026-01-13 — best price $53.882026-02-26 — best price $41.942026-04-24 — best price $59.992026-05-15 — best price $49.772026-07-09 — best price $41.942026-08-24 — best price $22.13
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

112262026-06-03 — 26 pageviews2026-06-07 — 38 pageviews2026-06-11 — 72 pageviews2026-06-15 — 55 pageviews2026-06-19 — 46 pageviews2026-06-23 — 50 pageviews2026-06-27 — 64 pageviews2026-07-01 — 35 pageviews2026-07-05 — 65 pageviews2026-07-09 — 41 pageviews2026-07-13 — 39 pageviews2026-07-17 — 31 pageviews2026-07-21 — 53 pageviews2026-07-25 — 52 pageviews2026-07-29 — 48 pageviews2026-08-02 — 58 pageviews2026-08-06 — 45 pageviews2026-08-10 — 46 pageviews2026-08-14 — 37 pageviews2026-08-18 — 40 pageviews2026-08-22 — 54 pageviews2026-08-26 — 62 pageviews2026-08-30 — 58 pageviews2026-09-03 — 56 pageviews2026-09-07 — 32 pageviews2026-09-11 — 50 pageviews2026-09-15 — 37 pageviews2026-09-19 — 49 pageviews2026-09-23 — 64 pageviews2026-09-27 — 63 pageviews2026-10-01 — 61 pageviews2026-10-05 — 88 pageviews2026-10-09 — 103 pageviews2026-10-12 — 67 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

50702026-10-01 05:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 9 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
51.6%
earned "Rescue"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller support20 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 20 DLC released, first 2019-07-11, latest 2019-08-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,7962%39
PS4 (PlayStation)3,83310%40

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

AnimeCo-opFunnyMechsActionAliensSci-fiShooterClass-BasedLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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